ESPN the Magazine spent a few minutes with Leach this fall, asking him about the talking pirate skeleton in his office and other ins and outs of being the strangest coach in football.

See a classic Mike Leach locker room speech, get players' thoughts on the coach and watch Leach try to use coffee to take out fire ant hills.

The YouTube info says it all for this one: "Texas Tech football coach, freelance meteorologist, pirate captain, and Geronimo enthusiast Mike Leach wants you to stay away from Lubbock, Texas - for your own protection."

Mike Leach: A scholar, a gentleman and a buccanneer.

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Leach rants about officiating in the 2007 Texas-Texas Tech game in two parts: Part one, part two.